GRE Word List
PANACEA
a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
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| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
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